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Altotonga

Coordinates: 19°45′58″N 97°14′44″W / 19.76611°N 97.24556°W / 19.76611; -97.24556
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Altotonga
Top: Altotonga Municipal Palace; Middle: Altotonga forest landscape, Altotonga main plaza; Bottom: Altotonga Downtown, María Magdalena Church
Coat of arms of Altotonga
Altotonga is located in Veracruz
Altotonga
Altotonga
Location in Mexico
Altotonga is located in Mexico
Altotonga
Altotonga
Altotonga (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°45′58″N 97°14′44″W / 19.76611°N 97.24556°W / 19.76611; -97.24556
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
RegionCapital Region
Government
 • MayorRozaz 250 (PRI)
Area
 • Total328.7 km2 (126.9 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total64,234
 • Density189.7/km2 (491/sq mi)
 • Seat
21,640
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
Postal code (of seat)
93700
ClimateET
Website(in Spanish)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1995 48,827—    
2000 53,241+9.0%
2005 56,962+7.0%
2010 60,396+6.0%
2015 65,548+8.5%
2020 64,234−2.0%
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Altotonga (Spanish: Municipio de Altotonga) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located about 80 km northwest of the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 328.7 km2 It is located at 19°46′N 97°15′W / 19.767°N 97.250°W / 19.767; -97.250.

Altotonga is delimited to the east by Misantla, to the south by Tenochtitlán, Tatatila, Las Minas, Villa Aldama and Perote, to the west by Jalacingo, and to the north by Atzalan and Misantla.[2]

It produces maize, beans and potatoes.

Demographics

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As 2020 the municipality had a population of 64,234 inhabitants in 105 localities.[1] About a third resides in the municipal seat, other localities include Juan Marcos (3,039 hab.), Ahueyahualco (2,944 hab.), Tezahuapan de Juárez (2,143 hab.) and Gutiérrez Zamora (1,828 hab.).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 2020 Altotonga CENSUS
  2. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Altotonga" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
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